Paper proposals due on May 10.

The Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania invites you to join the best minds from a variety of fields to explore the effects of digital links on people’s ability to understand and care about their larger society.

Most internet users know hyperlinks as highlighted words on a web page that take them to certain other sites. But hyperlinks today are quite complex forms of instant connection—for example, tags, API mashups, and RSS feeds. Moreover, media convergence has led to increased instant linking among desktop computers, cell phones, PDAs, MP3 players, digital video recorders, and even billboards.